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Jim Carrey set to play Dr Robotnik in Sonic the Hedgehog movie

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Here’s some news that will either make you start doing 360° loop-the-loops, or feel like you’ve landed on a frustratingly positioned cluster of spikes. Deadline are reporting that Jim Carrey is in talks to play Sonic the Hedgehog‘s chuckling nemesis, Dr. Robotnik in Paramount’s big screen adaptation of SEGA’s iconic video game. It would herald […]

Latest episode of Sonic Mania Adventures now available to watch

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The fourth installment of SEGA’s five part Sonic Mania Adventures animated miniseries is now available to watch on YouTube.  This latest episode, titled Sonic Mania Adventures: Part 4 – Mighty & Ray, continues the adventure of Sonic and his friends on Angel Island.  If you’ve not seen the previous episodes be sure to give them a […]

Sonic the Hedgehog movie will see a “juvenile delinquent” Sonic teaming up with a policeman

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Back in February, Paramount Pictures announced that it is bringing video game giant SEGA’s mascot to the big screen, having set a live-action/CG-hybrid Sonic the Hedgehog movie for release in November 2019. Since then, we’ve had an early logo for the film, as well as news that James Marsden (Westworld) and Tika Sumpter (Gossip Girl) have […]

Tika Sumpter joins the Sonic the Hedgehog movie as female lead

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Following the news last week that James Marsden (Westworld) has signed on to appear in the upcoming live-action/CG hybrid Sonic the Hedgehog movie, THR is reporting that Tika Sumpter (Gossip Girl, Ride Along) has been cast as the film’s female lead. As with Marsden, there’s no word yet as to which character Sumpter will be […]

James Marsden cast in Sonic The Hedgehog movie

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Sonic will be speeding his way into theatres with Westworld and X-Men’s James Marsden in tow. Variety reports Marsden has been cast in the live-action/animation hybrid film Sonic The Hedgehog, an adaptation of the hit video games from SEGA from Paramount. Paramount picked up the rights to a Sonic film last year. The film will feature Sonic, a lightning fast […]

‘The Fate of Dr. Eggman’ begins in Sonic the Hedgehog #5, check out a preview here

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The new story arc ‘The Fate of Dr. Eggman’ gets underwayt his Wednesday in Sonic the Hedgehog #5, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here courtesy of IDW Publishing… “The Fate of Dr. Eggman,” Part 1. After his last battle with Sonic, Dr. Eggman’s gone quiet. His Badnik forces are […]

Diamond announces San Diego Comic-Con exclusive comics and collectibles

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Diamond Comic Distributors has revealed a range of SDCC exclusive comic books and collectibles which includes variants of several popular Marvel, Archaia, and Image titles, a Superman Vinimate, a Grey Hulk Statue, a White Phoenix Statue, an X-23 statue, a Harley Quinn green and purple figure, a Pop! Vinyl Black Bolt and Lockjaw 2-pack, and a […]

First logo for the Sonic the Hedgehog movie revealed

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Back in October it was announced that Paramount Pictures had snapped up the rights to the live-action/CG-hybrid Sonic the Hedgehog movie, with the studio subsequently setting a November 15th, 2019 release date for the adaptation of the iconic SEGA video game series. During its CinemaCon presentation yesterday, the studio unveiled the first logo for the movie, […]

Comic Book Review – Sonic the Hedgehog #1

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Chris Cooper reviews Sonic the Hedgehog #1… The Sonic franchise has, it’s safe to say, had highs and lows. For every Sonic the Hedgehog (1991), we’ve had Sonic the Hedgehog (2006). The various TV shows have been of mixed quality too, with the franchise as a whole having been in the doldrums whilst others such […]